Colonial america

This was the first permanent english settlement in North America. 104 men and boys arrived in 1607. The woman came later.

These are the types of clothing that people would wear in colonial North America during the 1600s.

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Jamestown - Keith Rocco Paintings Gallery - Colonial National Historical Park - 1630's

In the mid-eighteenth century, prior to the events of the American Revolution, about one of every three young women who walked down the aisle to marry did so while with child, according to extant court and parish records. This rate varies but slightly among the colonies, whether Puritan New England,…

"Never such a Snow, in the Memory of Man!" ~ Rev. Cotton Mather, March 7, 1717 Spencer-Peirce-Little House, c. 1690, Newbury, Massac...

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Do you ever feel like you’re on your favorite TV show? Last month, at the Northeast Georgia History Center’s Family Day I got to cook in a cabin from the 1700’s, and I felt like I was on an episode of Cooking with Townsend and Son! The theme for this Family Day was Colonial Georgia.…

Historians are digging into the lives of 18th-century colonists who may have lived outside the norm.

Artist: William James Bennett (American, London 1787–1844 New York). Date: ca. 1827. Culture: American. Medium: Watercolor on off-white wove paper. Dimens...

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As the mid-eighteenth century arrived, life for the Southern colonists was the best that the British colonial experience could ever have yielded. In almost every aspect of their lives, these peoples had achieved a standard of life not equaled even in the mature societies and economies of Western Europe. The evidence of details of the […]

The Tea Act was set in 1773 by Great Britain's Parliament. Since tea was being so heavily boycotted among the colonies, the Tea Act was needed in order for the tea company not to fail. The Tea Act gave the East India Company the right to sell tea among the colonies to reduce the large amount of tea they obtained. This would help the tea company become financially stronger and prosper. This act led to one of the most memorable causes of the Revolution: NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.

~ ~ ~ Read on to learn that, contrary to popular belief, many of our colonial ancestors - from New England to the South - truly did indeed celebrate this glorious holiday ... ...and how they celebrated Oh! Myths taught as truth can sometimes be so hard to change, even with primary sources ~ ~ ~ A-waiting to celebrate the Christmas Tide with her friends It still amazes me that the arguments continue on of whether or not Colonial America celebrated Christmas. It is my hope that my research on…